Lepiota clypeolaria

Lepiota clypeolaria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Lepiota
Species:
L. clypeolaria
Binomial name
Lepiota clypeolaria
(Bull.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms

Lepiota ochraceosulfurescens Locq. ex Bon (1981)
Agaricus clypeolarius Bull. (1789)

Lepiota clypeolaria, commonly known as the shield dapperling or the shaggy-stalked Lepiota, is a common species of mushroom in the genus Lepiota. The fruit bodies have a brownish cap, a shaggy stipe with a collapsed, sheathing ring or ring zone, and spindle-shaped spores.

It is widely distributed in northern temperate zones, where it grows in deciduous and coniferous forests.